Quran 16:68

Surah An-Nahl, Verse 68

Verse 68 of 128 in Surah An-Nahl (النحل), chapter 16 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحْلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِى مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses [i.e., hives], and among the trees and [in] that which they construct.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
உம் இறைவன் தேனீக்கு அதன் உள்ளுணர்வை அளித்தான். "நீ மலைகளிலும், மரங்களிலும், உயர்ந்த கட்டடங்களிலும் கூடுகளை அமைத்துக்கொள் (என்றும்),
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද කඳුවල ද ගස්වල ද ඔවුන් ඉදි කරන දෑහි ද නුඹ නිවෙස් තනා ගනුයි මී මැස්සියට නුඹගේ පරමාධිපති හැඟෙව්වේ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
آپ کے رب نے شہد کی مکھی کے دل میں یہ بات ڈال دی کہ پہاڑوں میں درختوں اور لوگوں کی بنائی ہوئی اونچی اونچی ٹٹیوں میں اپنے گھر (چھتے) بنا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
またあなたの主は,蜜蜂に啓示した。「丘や樹木の上に作った屋根の中に巣を営み,
ChineseMa Jian
你的主曾启示蜜蜂:你可以筑房在山上和树上,以及人们所建造的蜂房里。

Tafsir of 16:68

In the Bee and its Honey there is Blessing and a Lesson What is meant by inspiration here is guidance. The bee is guided to make its home in the mountains, in trees and in structures erected by man. The bee's home is a solid structure, with its hexagonal shapes and interlocking forms there is no looseness in its combs. Then Allah decrees that the bee will have permission to eat from all fruits and to follow the ways which Allah has made easy for it, wherever it wants to go in the vast spaces of the wilderness, valleys and high mountains. Then each bee comes back to its hive without swerving to the right or left, it comes straight back to its home where its offspring and honey are. It makes wax from its wings, and regurgitates honey from its mouth, and lays eggs from its rear, then the next morning it goes out to the fields again. فَاسْلُكِى سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلاً (and follow the routes of your Lord made easy (for you)) Qatadah and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said: "This means, in an obedient way", understanding it to be a description of the route of migration.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 16:68 — Surah An-Nahl Verse 68